Liable vs Potent - What's the difference?
liable | potent |
Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 34.
Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable.
Likely.
Possessing strength.
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*:Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
Being effective, causing body effects.
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Having a sharp or offensive taste.
(lb) Able to procreate.
Very powerful or effective.
*(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
*:harsh and potent injuries
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:Moses once more his potent rod extends.
(tincture) A heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white T shapes.
(obsolete) A prince; a potentate.
(obsolete) A staff or crutch.
As adjectives the difference between liable and potent
is that liable is bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable while potent is possessing strength.As a noun potent is
(tincture) a heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of blue and white t shapes.liable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The surety is liable for the debt of his principal.
- The passion for philosophy, like that for religion, seems liable to this inconvenience
- Someone is liable to slip on your icy sidewalk.
Anagrams
* * *potent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- (Shakespeare)